Lessons for The Space Program

Elements Of Physics: Motion, Force & Gravity - … continuing thespace shuttle program. Materials Elements of Physics: Motion, Force, and Gravity video Computer with Internet access Print and Web resources about thespaceprogram Procedures Begin the lesson by asking students to write their opinions about thespaceprogram. They may consider whether thespaceprogram yields important … final class discussion focusing on students' thoughts about the future of thespaceprogram. Assessment Use the following three-point rubric to evaluate students' work … User Rating:Grade Level: 9-12

Discover Magazine: The Solar System - … bodies The International Space Station, where astronauts live to conduct experiments Discuss the stages that thespaceprogram has undergone. Point out that since thespace shuttle disasters, thespaceprogram … charged with managing thespaceprogram Context: After many setbacks, NASA is working to determine the next steps of thespaceprogram. space shuttle Definition: a program started by … User Rating:Grade Level: 9-12

Space Milestones - … . Manned SpacePrograms Mercury: the first U.S. program for human spaceflight Gemini: the first two-man crews, longer missions Apollo: the first spaceflights to the moon … evolved over the past 40 years. Which events do they believe were the most important achievements in thespaceprogram? What were some of the major challenges? How do they envision the next 40 years … User Rating:Grade Level: 6-8

Mission Makeover - … discuss the following questions: What governmental agency administers thespaceprogram? Where does the money to fund thespaceprogram come from? What useful purposes does a spaceprogram serve … to run programs better suited to the public interest. - The public would be better served by dissolving thespaceprogram and applying the money to programs that serve interests closer to home. 2. Investigate online news sources about the crashes of the Challenger and the … User Rating:Grade Level: 6-12

Space Shuttle Disaster - … Media video (1 hr) Additional Materials copy of the student handout (PDF) Background Thespaceprogram has a long history of advancing science and … in thespace shuttle program, have them watch NOVA's . After students have finished filling in their charts, lead a discussion about how thespaceprogram's missions evolved (see for a completed ). How did manned space missions evolve prior to the shuttle? The Mercury missions … User Rating:Grade Level: 6-8

Far Out Food and Work In Space - … (especially Tang, which was invented for thespaceprogram), divided lunchroom tray filled with examples of space food for student sensory table, pattern for … (especially Tang, which was invented for thespaceprogram), divided lunchroom tray filled with examples of space food for student sensory table, pattern for … (especially Tang, which was invented for thespaceprogram), divided lunchroom tray filled with examples of space food for student sensory table, pattern for … User Rating:Grade Level: K-2

One Giant Leap for Humankind - … the first classroom activity, as well as specific questions regarding the political and social climate of that era and thespaceprogram itself. Then, narrow the … of the mission and its goals are discussed in the article from 1969? What similarities and differences in the enthusiasm of thespaceprogram exist in the two articles? 2. Write a biography or a series of biographies about the Apollo 11 … User Rating:Grade Level: 6-12

The Case for Space - … 's use of the K-Bird and other space technology influenced thespaceprogram? Why? - Why might China turn out more engineers than the United States … work in thespaceprogram. What specific job would you choose? Why? Interdisciplinary Connections: Economics- Write an essay analyzing the contemporary economics of thespaceprogram. What is NASA's annual budget? How has it changed over the past ten years … User Rating:Grade Level: 6-12

Space: Your Future Frontier? - … applied in a spaceprogram. The students will observe three areas of science or technology that are essential to a spaceprogram and will actively … to enter thespaceprogram. End the discussion by telling students that they will soon embark on their first simulation of a space career! Ask … thespaceprogram. Of course they are interested in persons who enjoy math, science, and a challenging career. As you have learned from the … User Rating:Grade Level: 3-8

Space: NASA's Frontier - … from New York Times archives relating to each decade of thespaceprogram for students in reseach groups available at (http://www.nytimes … these programs? f. The author speaks of whether NASA programs have the ability to "...capture the enthusiasm of the public or of Congress." Is a spaceprogram obligated … did the Soviet Union affect the United States spaceprogram? How does Russia currently affect the United States spaceprogram? 4. Do you think a program such as … User Rating:Grade Level: 6-12